Indoor-golf game



Jan, 29, 1924. 1,482,330 1.. B. TREBOUL INDOOR GOLF GAME Filed May 7,1921 ATTO RN EY Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

LINNIE B. TREBOUL,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INDOOR-GOLF Application filed May 7,

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, LINNTE B. TREBOUL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' ing the golf ball of theplayer.

Another object is to provide a game of this nature in which the numberof shots between tee and hole and not the number of yards or feet, shallbe indicated. This brings the game into closer similarity to a game ofoutdoor golf, for in the latter, the number of strokes and not thenumber of yards of each stroke, constitutes the score.

Another object is to provide yarious lines of pla and means fordetermining which of these ines must be followed by a player.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certainnovel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of wh ch are hereinafter fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View of a course over which the game may be played. Figure2 is a view of the spinning mdicator.

Figure 3 is a view of the stafi's or pointers. Like characters ofreference refer to like parts in'all views.

Referring to the drawings in detail, as certain parts are shown verysmall and cannot be cross-hatched to show the color, the letters a, b, 0and d will be used to indicate that the part referred to is red, blue,white or yellow, respectively. The numerals will be used to indicate theparts. Thus 1 represents the lines between the tee and hole and byadding the letter I indicate its color 1 being a red line 1 a blue one,etc.

As above stated 1, 1", 1 and 1 represent the lines which connected eachof the tees 2 with the respective green 3, the entire 1921. Serial No.467,753.

course being mapped out on a card or board 4, and including hedges 5,bunkers 6, and such other obstructions and landscape features as may bedesired. The course is not necessarily the one shown in the drawing, butmay be laid out to represent any desired course or any purely imaginarycourse. It it, however, necessary that each hole and its tee beconnected by the variously colored lines 1, 1, 1, and 1, although morethan four colors may be used if desired.

Each of the lines 1, 1, 1 and 1 is provided at various positions withwhite circles 7 which indicate the lie of the ball at each succeedingshot. Thus between #1 tee and #1 green following the white line 1 wehave four of these circles 7 indicating that four strokes were necessaryto make this hole, and a player on this line will place four on hisscore card. Between the same tee and green on the yellow line 1 it willbe seen that there are five circles 7 but at one of these is a cross 8,a cross-on any line indicating an obstruction or hazard so that thiscircle must-be counted as two strokes. Thus the Ecore for this linewould be six instead of The board may be of wood, fiber, paper, metal,glass or any other suitable substance upon which the course may beprinted, painted, stamped, stained, embossed or otherwise indicated. Atthe edge of the board 4 is provided an indicating chart having outersegments 9 in each of which is placed a numeral, and inner coloredsegmentslO, 10, 10and 10, there being pref erably two of each color. Apivoted arrow 11 traverses the chart. There are also provided fourstaffs 12 which havecolored bands 13, 13", 13 and 13, respectively andeach of which has a s herical white tip 14 indieating a golf b Inplaying the ame, the players each spin the arrow 11, eac player takingthe munber indicated in his segment 9. In case of a tie, the two spinover. When all have received numbers, the person having the lowestnumber (in golf low score wins), takes first play. He plays by taking upthe stad having the colored band corresponding with the colored segmentindicated by the pointer or arrow when he spun for place and traversingthe correspondingly c cred line from the #1 tee to the #1 hole, usingthe miniature bali 14 of the staff to pass along the line, and countingthe number of circles 7, and marking the score card accordingly.

, The remaining players take up their position at hole number 1 in thesame manner as the first player, the player having the next lowest scorefollowing the first player and so on until all the players have finishedthis hole. I When all have played #1 hole, the indicator is again spun,the man having low score taking first spin. 'The color of the lines forhole #2 are thus determined, and so on. When the course has beencompleted, the 'scores are added, and the low man wins.

'In case of a tie another hole may be played or the entire course may begone over as desired.

What, is claimed a new is:-

1. An indoor golf game comprising a chart having sets of differentlycolored play indicating lines thereon, each set separate from the othersand representing plays from a respective tee to its corresponding hole,an indicator for indicating the order of play and the color of the lineto be traversed, and staffs colored to correspondwith said lines andformed with a traversing point in simulation of a golf ball, as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In adevice of the class described, a

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

LINNIE B. TREBOUL.

